1. www.eia.gov U.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics & Analysis US. Energy Information Administration Cornell University April 4, 2016 By Jacob Bournazian Survey Statistician, Team Leader Survey Development Team

2. 2 Overview of U.S. Federal Statistical System The US decentralized system includes about 100 agencies. A substantial portion of official statistics are produced by 10 agencies (about 40% of roughly $2B annual statistical budget). Other 90 produce official statistics, evaluate programs, measure customer satisfaction, etc. EIA is one of 14 principal federal statistical agencies recognized by the Office of Management and Budget.

3. EIA is the official source for energy information from the federal government. Established by the Department of Energy Organization Act, 1977 Independent agency 375 federal employees and about 250 contractors www.eia.gov

4. EIA Is A Statistical Agency Does not participate in rule making or regulation. Prepares service reports at the request of Congress to answer questions related to proposed policies. EIA disseminates data, reports, web products press releases and maps.

5. What Data We Collect EIA operates approximately 65 surveys http://www.eia.gov/survey/ Petroleum (29) Natural gas (8) Electric power (5) Uranium (8) Coal (7) Renewable Energy (3) Energy Consumption (3) Greenhouse gases (2) Alternative fuels (1)

6. EIA Impacts Energy Markets Natural Gas Markets Rely Heavily on EIA Weekly Data Natural gas prices fell sharply when EIA released gas storage data at 10:30 AM on Thursday, June 29, 2006

7. Weekly Products and Services Jacob Bournazian,Washington DC April 4, 2016 7 Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report http://ir.eia.gov/ngs/ngs.html http://ir.eia.gov/ngs/ngs.html This Week in Petroleum http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/ http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/ Coal News and Markets Natural Gas Weekly Update Weekly Coal Production Report Weekly Petroleum Status Report http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/ http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/ Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/ http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

8. Monthly Products and Services Jacob Bournazian, Washington DC April 4, 2016 8 Short-Term Energy Outlook www.eia.gov/steo www.eia.gov/steo Natural Gas Monthly http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/monthly/http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/monthly/ Electric Power Monthly Petroleum Supply Monthly Petroleum Marketing Monthly http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/marketing/monthly/ http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/marketing/monthly/ Monthly Energy Review www.eia.gov/mer www.eia.gov/mer Drilling Productivity Report www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/ www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/

9. Other Products Jacob Bournazian, 9 State Energy Profiles http://www.eia.gov/state/http://www.eia.gov/state/ Country Energy Profiles Country Analysis Briefs http://www.eia.gov/beta/international/http://www.eia.gov/beta/international/ Energy In Brief http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/index.cfm?tg=2012%20briefs http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/index.cfm?tg=2012%20briefs Today in Energy | www.eia.gov/todayinenergywww.eia.gov/todayinenergy Energy Kids http://www.eia.gov/KIDS/energy.cfm?page=about_http://www.eia.gov/KIDS/energy.cfm?page=about_

13. Researcher Restricted Access Program - Evaluate Jacob Bournazian,Washington DC April 4, 2016 13 Survey data is available for access under restricted terms and conditions. Must be US citizen, graduate students must have a supervising professor. Research proposal and request form are reviewed by the program office and Administrator’s office. Is the research feasible? What other data are being merged? How resource intensive is the request? Will the survey data be useful? Is company level data necessary for this research?

14. Researcher Restricted Access Program - Implement Jacob Bournazian, Washington DC April 4, 2016 14 Research proposal and request form are approved – approx. 6 weeks Written agreement established with university. (4 – 6 weeks) Data are transmitted and stored on secure restricted access folders. Licensing agreements are for 2 years Need to provide a copy of paper or report for data protection review prior to publication Need to provide a copy of final paper or report that is publicly released.

15. Data Protected Under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act Jacob Bournazian, Washington DC April 4, 2016 15 Research must be done at EIA headquarters. All work done on “dummy” terminals in designated research area All output reviewed. Any software or data that needs to be installed must be provided prior to beginning work for testing and installation.

16. For more information U.S. Energy Information Administration home page | www.eia.govwww.eia.gov For restricted access to protected survey data contact: Joseph.Conklin@eia.govJoseph.Conklin@eia.gov For Energy Data & Statistics InfoCtr@eia.govInfoCtr@eia.gov Our average response time is within three business days. 24-hour automated information line about EIA and frequently asked questions (FAQs): (202) 586-8800 For Jobs http://www.eia.gov/about/careers/http://www.eia.gov/about/careers/ Jacob Bournazian, Washington DC, April 4, 2016 16